Editing Delfino Airstrip

{{about|a course from ''Super Mario Sunshine''|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' that takes place in an airport|[[Sunshine Airport]]}}
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:Delfinoairstrip.png|256px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|greater_location=[[Isle Delfino]]
|inhabitants=[[Pianta]]s, [[Strollin' Stu]]s, [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s
}}
The '''Delfino Airstrip''' is a seaside location where tourists first come to when visiting [[Isle Delfino]] by plane. It is a simple landing strip built on small islets in the waters near [[Delfino Plaza]]. Travelers can reach the mainland via small boats.
==History==
===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
{{main|Delfino Airstrip Dilemma}}
Delfino Airstrip is the first area encountered in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', and is the place where [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] is encountered as well as where the first [[Shine Sprite]] is encountered. It cannot be revisited until after the player gains access to [[Corona Mountain]]. After entering the mountain (it is not necessary to complete it; the player may simply pause the game and select "Exit Area" to leave), the player can pay ten [[coin]]s to a [[Pianta]] at [[Delfino Plaza]] to ride a boat to the airstrip.
====Episodes====
{|class="wikitable"text-align="center"
!Image
!Episode Name
!Summary
|-
![[File:Delfino Airstrip Polluted Piranha SMS.png|200px]]
|Episode 1:<br>[[Delfino Airstrip Dilemma]]
|This episode's objective is to find [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] and defeat the [[Proto Piranha|Gatekeeper]] at the airstrip.
|-
![[File:Delfino Airstrip red coins.png|200px]]
|Episode 2:<br>[[Red Coin Waterworks]]
|This episode's objective is to find the eight [[Red Coin|red coin]]s at the airstrip.
|}

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Delfino Airstrip only makes a small cameo in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros. series]]'' in the background of the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage, which appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The airstrip's model seems to be largely simplified from its appearance in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', in that it simply looks like a floating block in the ocean.

==Nozzle locations==
[[Nozzle box]]es appear during Mario's second visit. The Rocket Nozzle does not appear anywhere on the airstrip, although if desired, the player is able to take any nozzle from Delfino Plaza to the Airstrip, allowing them to use the Rocket Nozzle there.
===[[F.L.U.D.D.#Turbo Nozzle|Turbo Nozzle]]===
*On the northwest edge of the airstrip. Right of the Hover Nozzle.

===[[F.L.U.D.D.#Hover Nozzle|Hover Nozzle]]===
*On the northwest edge of the airstrip. Left of the Turbo Nozzle.

==Official description==
[[File:Delfino Airstrip.png|thumb|[[Isle Delfino]] [[Guide Book]] information for Delfino Airstrip.]]
''A simple airstrip built on small islets in the waters near Delfino Plaza. Access to the mainland is via small boats.''
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==Music==
{{Main|Underground Theme}}
The "Delfino Airstrip" theme is an elongated arrangement of the "[[Underground Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' played on strings and piano backed by tropical percussion. When the player returns to the airstrip, "[[Isle Delfino (theme)|Isle Delfino]]" plays instead.

{{media table
|file1=Delfino Airstrip Super Mario Sunshine.oga
|title1=Delfino Airstrip
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|length1=0:30
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=エアポート
|JapR=Eapōto
|JapM=Airport
|Jap2=海の上のエアポート<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Sunshine'' section, page 102.</ref>
|Jap2R=Uminoueno Eapōto
|Jap2M=Airport on the Sea
|Fre=Aéroport
|FreM=Airport
|Ger=Pista Delfino
|GerM=Pista Delfino; ''Pista'' means ''runway'' in Italian and ''delfino'' means ''dolphin'' in Italian
|Ita=Aeroporto Delfino
|ItaM=Delfino (Dolphin) Airport
|Spa=Aeropuerto Delfino
|SpaM=Delfino (Dolphin) Airport
}}

==Trivia==
*After completing the game and going back to the airstrip, the [[Guide Book]] will erroneously display Mario's location as being in Delfino Plaza. The airstrip is considered a submap of the plaza because its 100 Coin Shine is also the same as the 100-Coin Shine for Delfino Plaza. The [[Blue Coin]] on the airstrip is also counted as part of Delfino Plaza's Blue Coin count.
*Through an elaborate glitch, it is possible for Mario to have the Turbo Nozzle when playing Delfino Airstrip for the first time. If he attempts to bust down the wooden doors this way, the game crashes.<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dkCgQxVpxw Breaking a Door Crashes Super Mario Sunshine]" BeaverThingify on YouTube. Uploaded May 14, 2017. Last accessed July 11, 2023.</ref>

==References==
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{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
{{SMS episodes}}
[[Category:Aquatic areas]]
[[Category:Isle Delfino locations]]
[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine locations]]
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